Public risk perception of nuclear waste

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 264-296

  Sjöberg, Lennart ^a,b,d   Drottz Sjöberg, Britt Marie ^a,c,d,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Norwegian University of Science and Technology ^*  (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nuclear waste; Political intentions; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 60449099762     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2009.023156     Document Type: Article

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